HOW TO WRITE AN IMPRESSIVE CV AND COVER LETTER TRACEY WHITMORE

Most helpful customer reviews on Amazon. Yes, it is an easy to read book that is laid out in a user-friendly way, but the voice is patronising and the lack of insider knowledge a bit of a let-down. Valuable information is also included on the entire job hunting process from finding jobs to preparing for an interview and more! Cover Letter Writing; Introduction: Their new CVs secured several interviews, many of which resulted in job offers. We’ll assume you’re ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Her company, Impressive CVs, has an enviable track record for producing interview-winning CVs and cover letters for customers at all levels and across all industries.

CV Writing; Chapter 4: Furlong, specifically chapter 10 — that book is the real deal and actually very useful. My library Help Advanced Book Search. Goodreads is the world’s largest site for readers with over 50 million reviews. Buy it via Amazon.

You could sum up what she says in a few words with none of this fanfare, and still get the same message across. Voluntary Work; Chapter Book ratings by Goodreads. The book comes with a CD and many CV and cover letter templates and real-life examples to lead the jobseeker every step of the way. Heading Your CV; Chapter 7: Your CV and cover letter are your first communication with a prospective employer. This website uses cookies to improve your experience.

Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the author of this book, and while it’s all very well advising readers that first impressions really do countthis carries less weight than it should when you notice the dubious grammar in the first line of the introduction, and in virtually every chapter which follows. If you really need things spelling out to this degree, you might like to consider whether you’re even ready to enter the world of work with no one to hold your hand.

Publications and Patents; Chapter Instead this a books about basic, generic resumes — that’s right, this is just resume writing guide that has the word “resume” replaced with “CV”!!!

How much whitmofe SMEs spend on branding? Personal tools Log in. Voluntary Work; Chapter Tracey Whitmore Limited preview – The Job-hunting Process; Chapter 1: The book is heavily focused towards CVs rather than covering letters almost pages of the former, odd of the latter and includes a dummy’s guide to the common mistakes made and how to correct these. Description Your CV and cover letter are your first communication with a prospective employer.

How to Write an Impressive CV and Cover Letter : A Comprehensive Guide for the UK Job Seeker

However, this is again a repeated version of what you can find in the book itself, though I suppose would save you the effort of copy-typing. As these are from real people as opposed to being hypothetical ones, they serve to provide authenticity to what could be seen as a dry subject.

Their new CVs secured several interviews, many of which resulted in job offers. Also good, this book is geared at the UK job market, and therefore has none of that resume nonsense you get in many other publications of this type since so often they are primarily impreesive on the American market.

It would also be cheaper than enlisting the help of the author’s company. Staying Marketable; Part Two: To get your own globally-recognized-avatar, please register at Gravatar. If you are in the job market, you need Ms.

I would highly recommend this book to all job seekers who do not yet have a CV or those looking to revise their existing CV. As the job market is becoming increasingly competitive, making the right first impression has never been more important. In the section on Achievements, she actually tells you what to do if you have achieved nothing: Unfortunately the capitalist system rewards such behaviour — the author and publisher already have my money, and I’m sure that’s all they care about and enough to keep misleadingly title books being published.

An accesible introduction to the writing of CVs and covering letters, this provides clear, basic information but nothing more.

Not what it claimes to be!!! Mail will not be published required. Tracey Whitmore Reviewed by Zoe Morris 1. While there are no naff covering letters to laugh at, there are some apparently successful ones.